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Israel Rejects Lebanon Withdrawal Until Hezbollah Fully Disarmed

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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President Donald Trump pledged an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon if Beirut joins the Abraham Accords.
Israeli officials said Israel will not withdraw until Hezbollah is fully disarmed.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said no progress on ceasefire, IDF withdrawal or prisoner releases.
Aoun asked UNIFIL to stay in southern Lebanon or be replaced by Europeans.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said a U.S.-Iran deal would strengthen Hezbollah but rejected its legitimacy.

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President Donald Trump pledged an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon if Beirut joins the Abraham Accords.
Israeli officials said Israel will not withdraw until Hezbollah is fully disarmed.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said no progress on ceasefire, IDF withdrawal or prisoner releases.
Aoun asked UNIFIL to stay in southern Lebanon or be replaced by Europeans.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said a U.S.-Iran deal would strengthen Hezbollah but rejected its legitimacy.